Dr. Raj Iyer is married to Brindha, a healthcare IT programme manager in the US government.
Washington:
Indian-American Dr Raj Iyer has taken over as the first Chief Information Officer of the US Army, after the Pentagon created the position in July 2020.
One of the highest-ranking Indian-American civilians in the US Department of Defense, Raj Iyer, who holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, serves as the principal advisor to the Secretary of the Army and directs representation of the secretary in matters relating to information management/information technology (IT), the Pentagon said in a statement.
Equivalent in rank to a three-star General, Raj Iyer will supervise an annual budget of USD 16 billion for the US Army s IT operations. Over 15,000 civilians and military personnel posted across 100 countries work under him.
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WASHINGTON: Indian-American Dr Raj Iyer has taken over as the first Chief Information Officer of the US Army, after the Pentagon created the position in July 2020.
One of the highest ranking Indian-American civilians in the US Department of Defense, Iyer, who holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, serves as the principal advisor to the Secretary of the Army and directs representation of the secretary in matters relating to information management/information technology (IT), the Pentagon said in a statement.
Equivalent in rank to a three-star General, Iyer will supervise an annual budget of $16 billion for the US Army s IT operations. Over 15,000 civilians and military personnel posted across 100 countries work under him.
NIT Trichy graduate Raj Iyer becomes US Army s first Chief Information Officer
Indian-American Dr Raj Iyer.
Over 15,000 civilians and military personnel posted across 100 countries work under him
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One of the highest-ranking Indian-American civilians in the US Department of Defense, Dr Raj Iyer, has taken over as the first Chief Information Officer of the US Army after the Pentagon created the position in July last year.
In a statement, the Pentagon said the Indian-American who holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering serves as the principal advisor to the Secretary of the Army and directs representation of the secretary in matters relating to information management/information technology (IT).